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The Laws of New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 43-B
Environmental Conservation
ARTICLE 71
Enforcement
TITLE 27
Enforcement of Article 27 and Article 71
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SECTION 71-2709
Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the first degree
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SECTION 71-2707
Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the second degree
Environmental Conservation (ENV) CHAPTER 43-B, ARTICLE 71, TITLE 27
§ 71-2707. Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the second degree.

No person shall:

1. Knowingly possess more than one hundred gallons or one thousand
pounds, whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of hazardous
wastes at a place other than the site of generation; or

2. Recklessly possess more than two hundred gallons or two thousand
pounds, whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of hazardous
wastes at a place other than the site of generation.

Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the second degree is a
class E felony.